Curtain-fixture



(No Model.)

T MEDFORD.

v CURTAIN PIX'IURB. No.' 579,995. Patented Apr, 6,1897.

Wwf @W3 UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

THOMAS MEDFORD, OF HUNTINGTON, VEST VIRGINIA.

CURTAIN-FIXTU RE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 579,995, dated April 6,1897.

Application filed December 8, 1896. Serial No. 614,895. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Beit known that LTHoMAs MEDFoRD,a citi- Zen of the United States,residing at Huntington, in the county of Cabell and State of VestVirginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCurtain-Fixtures; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to theannexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to theletters of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to an improvement in curtain-fixtures; and itconsists in an elastic plate for supporting one end of the curtainrollerand which is provided with a sharppointed projection which is to beforced or driven into the window-frame to prevent the plate from turningupon the nail or screw by which it is fastened in position, as will bemore fully described hereinafter.

The objects of my invention are to form the lixtures for a curtain froma pair of springplates which are suitably perforated to receive thebearings of the curtain-roller and to provide the plates with means forholding them rigidly in position upon the windowframe.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a perspective of acurtain-xture which embodies one form of my invention. Fig. 2 is anenlarged perspective of one of the plates shown in Fig. l. Fig. 3 showsanother manner of attaching the plates to the windowframe. Fig. 4: is aperspective of aplate provided with means for preventing it from turningupon the screw by which it is secured in position.

A represents the window-frame, B an ordinary curtain-roller, and Oelastic or spring plates in which the roller B is suspended. Theseplates O are made in pairs, one being provided with a simple roundperforation to receive one end of the bearing, and the other, O, with asquare or oblong opening to prevent the ratchet bearing from revolving.These elastic plates are secured by solder or in any other manner thatmay be preferred to the nails or fasteningsl), by which they are securedin position upon the window-frame, and the nails are secured to theplates, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, according to the part of the frame towhich the plates are to be applied. If the plates are to be applied tothe outer side of the frame, as shown in Fig. l, the upper edge of theplate is partially wrapped or bent around the outer end of the nail, asshown in Fig. 2, and the two parts are then rigidly secured together bysolder, so as to prevent the plate from turning upon the nail after itis driven into the frame A. In order to prevent the nail itself fromturning in the frame, the end will be attened to any desired degree.

If the plates are to be applied to the inner edges of the frame A, thenails will be passed through the plates at B or near their inner endsand at right angles thereto, and the head of the nail will be solderedto the plate, so that it cannot turn upon the nail after they have beensecured in position.

Should it be desired to secure the plates in position by means ofordinary screws, as shown in Fig. 4, the upper ends of the plates aremade tubular, so as to extend more or less around the outer end of thescrew, and upon this tubular portion is formed asharp-pointed extensionG, which is to be driven or forced into the frame A for the purpose ofpreventing the plate from turning upon the screw after it is oncefastened into place. This part G may either be driven into the wood orit may be forced in by means of the screw itself. The manner, however,of securing the plates rigidly in position is a matter of choice, fordifferent means may be employed for this purpose, the main part ofmyinvention being to use elastic plates as supports for thecurtain-roller. frame, and then they are forced slightly outward toallow the curtain-roller to be inserted between them, and then they snapover the bearings upon the ends of the roller. As the plates can be benteither inwardly or outwardly, there is no necessity for the precisionnecessary in securing the ordinary rigid fixtures in position.

The plates are secured to theY The ordinary curtain-fixtures are smallcastings which are fastened in position with two or more small nails andare very troublesome to put up on account of having two bearing pointsor surfaces. They deface the woodwork of the window, and when there arerosettes or uneven surfaces it takes a mechanic to adjust the fasteningsand get the curtains IOO to Work Well. My fixtures being in one piece,any one can put thein up or take them down, for all that is to be doneis to drive the nail about Where it is Wanted and then adjust the springplates or holders and put the roller in position.

Some Window-frames have deep jambs and need a diierent shaped fixture.The constructions shown in Figs. 2 and 3 answer every possiblenecessity7 for Where the nail is not t0 be driven in the outer surfaceof the frame itis to be driven into the edge. The nails and plates beingpractically one, it is only necessary to drive a single nail to fastenone of the ixtures in position.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- A curtain-fixture composedof a fiat elastic perforated plate having its upper end made tubular andprovided with an extension Gto enter the Woodwork, combined with afastening device which is passed through the tubular portion,substantially as shown.

In testimony thatI claim the above I- have hereunto subscribed my nainein the presence ofptivo Witnesses.

THOMAS MEDFORD.- lVitnesses E. M. EDWARDs, B. T. DAVIS.

